Mission and Vision
The Tamil name ‘Isai Maiyam means ‘centre of music’, and our organisation is geared towards educational development in the villages in and around Pondicherry.
“We envision that village children in and around Pondicherry have access to various forms of Art and the opportunity to develop conversational English and computer skills”.
Problem statement
In the villages around Pondicherry, due to extensive alcohol abuse by the male population -triggered by financial, family, marriage, religion or other social problems- many families still live on subsistence level.
Ill-fated circumstances may cause trauma, disharmony and broken up households. Because of this, children may early in life loose a parent, are traumatized, and don’t get the attention they need.
Aims & Objectives of future Project
- General skill development for under-privileged children in the villages around in and around Pondicherry (computer skills and English conversation skills)
- Providing a basic foundation for future employment opportunities
- Preparing young minds towards future schooling and higher studies
- Introducing village children to certain arts which they normally may not get to know (music and dance)
- Providing shelter for very poor and traumatic children.
- Providing day care for disabled children and adults.
- Improving self-confident of children and youth.
Future activities Isai Maiyam
- Computer classes (typing and word, power point, excel, photoshop etc.)
- Mathematics classes
- English conversation classes
- Bharata Natyam (classical) and folk dance classes (girls)
- Street dance classes (boys)
- Music classes (guitar and keyboard/piano)
- Supporting higher studies for youth
- Support school homework classes to village children
- Activities in handicraft such as gardening and tailoring (handicap school)
- -n holiday summer educational tour
- Giving shelter for needed girls
- Giving day care activities for handicap children and adults
Some facts and observations
Science tells us that if children have a good skill of memorizing things and do that in combination with their physical body (like through music and dance), they can memorize much faster and keep the memory much longer.
The idea behind the computer course is to provide them with practical skills which can be useful for their future schooling and studies.
In regular secondary schools in Tamil Nadu, English conversation classes are missing (reading and writing are taught without practicing the language). We hope to contribute something which is useful for their higher studies and communicating in general.
